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Alberta lifted virtually all COVID-19 restrictions July 1, but a split council vote last month kept Calgary’s own mask bylaw in place, with council subsequently punting a decision on whether to continue requiring face coverings in public spaces until July 5.
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“I said, ‘No damn way are we waiting another month to talk about this, ” said Ward 12 Coun. Shane Keating, who voted last month to repeal the mask bylaw July 1, then introduced the motion to bring the issue back to council Monday.
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Negotiations are still on to get plans for Calgary’s new arena back on track, but the project’s manager, Calgary Municipal Land Corp., isn’t at the table.
Progress on the event centre, as the city calls the project, has been paused since April due to budget issues that have never been publicly detailed or explained. Kate Thompson, CMLC president and CEO, told council Tuesday that the organization continues to support both the City of Calgary and Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp., which owns the Calgary Flames, during the current talks.
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Councillor expense rules at Calgary’s city hall have been overhauled after the investigation of Coun. Joe Magliocca’s spending uncovered systemic issues in the oversight process.
Magliocca has repaid close to $10,000 to the city for expenses over the current council term that were reimbursed using public money, but later deemed inappropriate under council policy. Those costs included flight upgrades, hotel charges and meals and drinks for himself and other politicians and officials in some cases, the people he listed later said they were never hosted by the councillor.
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